mitt romney is still leading in the latest polls but congressman ron paul of texas is a close second. rick santorum has shot up from the bottom of the pack to third place. newt gingrich has been plunging. another staffer has built from michele bachman presidential campaign. she confirms political director just quit. the move is the latest setback in recent days for bachman is eye what organization. white wednesday her former state chairman kent sorenson showed up on stage at an event for rival ron paul declaring he switched camps days before the caucus. she has slipped to the bottom of the polls since winning the iowa straw poll earlier this year. >> who will have live coverage from the iowa caucuses next week starting sunday through wednesday. >> this year had its memorable stories. >> wgn political analyst and host of cltv politics tonight paul lisnek is here with a year in review. >> starting at no. 10, appointed to the sex scandals of the year as being really critical. people like anthony weiner. and herman cain of course turned around a presidential campaign. >>#9 is the arab spr